Published on 26 Sep 2022 on Market Watch
Procter & Gamble Co. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Procter & Gamble Co. inched 0.10% higher to $135.71 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.03% to 3,655.04 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.11% to 29,260.81. Procter & Gamble Co. closed $29.64 below its 52-week high ($165.35), which the company reached on January 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson fell 0.61% to $165.70, L'Oreal S.A. ADR fell 0.48% to $62.84, and Estee Lauder Cos. Cl A rose 1.50% to $232.46. Trading volume (7.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.5 M.